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Personal info

Full name
HEIN, Leo Vincent
Date of birth
28 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
Hometown
Johnson County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37696518
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Fraulautern, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 12 19

Immediate family

Members
Paul A. Hein (father)
Teresa M. (Vedepo) Hein (mother)
Helen Hein (sister)
Robert L. Hein (brother)
Kenneth W. Hein (brother)
Zelma M. (Potter) Hein (wife)
Joan E. Hein (daughter)

More information

Pfc Leo V. Hein enlisted in Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 4 May 1944 and went oversaes in November 1944.
He attended high school for 1 year and was a driver before he enlisted.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Ms. Joan Hein Jindrich, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, 1930 Census, Marriage Record, WWII Bonus Case File, Family Tree, www.newspapers.com, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php

Photo source: www.wwiimemorial.com - Ms. Joan Hein Jindrich